Councillors, MPs and MEPs
Lambeth Council is a democratic organisation. It comprises 63 elected Councillors who are responsible for agreeing policies about provision of services and how the council's money is spent. The council employs officers who are responsible for its day to day management.
There are other people who also represent the interests of the people of Lambeth such as MPs, MEPs and members of the London Assembly at the Greater London Authority (GLA).
Your Councillors
Local Councillors are elected by the community to decide how the council should carry out its various activities. They are responsible for how nearly £300million is spent every year on public services. They represent public interest as well as individuals living within the ward in which he or she has been elected to serve a term of office.
They have regular contact with the general public through council meetings, telephone calls or surgeries. Surgeries provide an opportunity for any ward resident to go and talk their Councillor face to face and these take place on a regular basis. Your Councillor will discuss any concerns or problems relating to council services and listen to your views on issues that you feel are important.
Councillors are not paid a salary for their work, but they do receive allowances. By law, all members of the council are required to complete a declaration of interest form, the details of which are published annually.
Members' allowances
Register of interests and Gifts and hospitality
Members' pensions
All elected members are now eligible to join the Lambeth Pension Scheme. Please read the following information booklet on the Local Government Pension Scheme for Councillors, and the addendum to the regulations, which came into force in April 2004. Then click on the application form if you wish to apply to join the Lambeth Pension Scheme.
MPs, MEPs and the GLA
Lambeth residents are also represented on a London-wide level, on a national level and on a European level by the following people:
- There are three Members of Parliament who represent parts of Lambeth in the House of Commons.
- There are 10 Members of the European Parliament who look out for the interests of Londoners at the European level.
- The Greater London Authority was established in 2000 to represent the interests of Londoners and to direct the future of London, particularly on issues surrounding transport, policing, planning, culture, environment, health, fire and emergency services & economic planning. Valerie Shawcross is the London Assembly Member for Lambeth & Southwark.
- The executive of the GLA is led by an elected Mayor for London, presently Ken Livingstone. The decisions of the executive are scrutinised by the London Assembly, which is made up of elected members.
Information about Cabinet portfolios and other administration and opposition appointments.
Find out who your local councillor is and view contact and surgery details.
Elections for the council are held every four years. The most recent Borough Council election took place on 4 May 2006.
Our aim as Leader and Deputy Leader of the Council is to give you a cleaner and greener borough where all public services under our control deliver quality and value for money.
The Mayor of Lambeth is elected each year at the Annual Meeting of the council. The Mayor is the first citizen of Lambeth and has a specific role to play for the authority during their term of office.
Since the 1999 European Elections Members of the European Parliament (MEP's), elected by proportional representation, represent London as a whole. Contact any of them for help and advice on European matters.
There are three parliamentary constituencies in Lambeth. Each constituency has one MP. The MPs are all available at regular advice surgeries to meet with constituents.